The
president of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has officially announced this decision to withdraw from the 2024
presidential race. In a letter addressed to Americans this evening, he stated:
It
has been the greatest honour of my life to serve as your President. And while
it has been my intention to seek reelection. I believe it is in the best
interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely
on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.
Joe
Biden, who became the 46th president four years ago after
winning a record number of votes,
announced his intention to run for reelection on April 25, 2023, alongside Vice
President Kamala Harris. On March 12, 2024, he was announced as the presumptive
Democratic nominee after crossing the majority delegate threshold necessary to
win the nomination.
In his letter,
Joe highlighted his accomplishments over the past three and a half years,
including lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, expanding affordable
health care to a record number of Americans, passing the first gun safety law
in 30 years, and appointing the first African American woman to the Supreme
Court, among others. He also expressed gratitude to the American people for
their support.
Joe’s
announcement comes ahead of the Democratic National Convention, scheduled for
August 19-22 in Chicago, Illinois, where the Democratic Party will officially nominate its
presidential candidate either at a virtual roll call or at the conversation
itself. He mentioned in his letter that he will address the nation later this
week to discuss his decision in more detail.
Other
candidates in the 2024 presidential election include Marianne Williamson (Democrat), Jill Stein (Green Party), Robert
F. Kennedy Jr. (Independent), Cornel West (Independent), and Chase Oliver (Libertarian).
The 2024 US
presidential election is set for November 5, 2024.
Read Joe
Biden’s full letter below:
